The Dodgers walk into Petco at 29-19. The Padres sit at 29-18. That's a half-game gap, a sold-out crowd, and the first time these two have shared a field in 2026. The buildup writes itself.
Emmet Sheehan gets the ball for LA on four days rest, coming off a tidy 6-inning, 6-strikeout, 2-run win over the Giants last Thursday. It's his first career start at Petco and only his second look at this Padres lineup, which is the kind of unknown San Diego usually feasts on at home.
The Padres counter with Griffin Canning, and that's where this gets interesting. Canning is 3 starts into his return from last June's Achilles surgery, and the 10.64 ERA tells most of the story. The first one back on May 3 against the White Sox was actually sharp — 5 innings, 7 strikeouts, 1 earned run. Everything since has been a mess. Either he settles in tonight or San Diego's bullpen is getting an early phone call.
The injury room is doing a lot of heavy lifting on both sides. The Dodgers are running out a rotation without Snell, Glasnow, Stone, Miller, or Knack, and the bullpen has more 60-day tags than healthy arms. The Padres are without Darvish, Musgrove, Pivetta, Marquez, and Waldron — basically the entire rotation they paid for. Sheehan vs. Canning isn't a marquee pitching matchup because nobody has marquee pitching matchups available right now.
- 15-Day-ILBlake Snell SP — Snell (elbow) will undergo the same "nano scope" procedure Tuesday that Tarik Skubal had earlier in May, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.
- 15-Day-ILTyler Glasnow SP — Glasnow (back) has not yet resumed throwing off a mound after his back flared up, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.
- 15-Day-ILJack Dreyer RP — The Dodgers placed Dreyer on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to left shoulder discomfort.
- 15-Day-ILBrock Stewart RP — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Saturday that he expects Stewart (foot) will be on the 15-day injured list for approximately three weeks, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
- 60-Day-ILBrusdar Graterol RP — Graterol (shoulder/back) is considering surgery, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
- 60-Day-ILBen Casparius RP — Casparius (shoulder) was moved to the 60-day injured list Monday.
- 60-Day-ILEdwin Diaz RP — no
- 60-Day-ILTommy Edman 2B — The Dodgers transferred Edman (ankle) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.
- Day-To-DayBlake Hunt C — Hunt is dealing with an oblique injury and has been shut down from activity, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
- 7-day ilJake Cronenworth 2B — The Padres placed Cronenworth on the 7-day concussion injured list Tuesday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
- 10-Day-ILLuis Campusano C — Campusano (toe) has begun taking part in baseball activities, though he's not yet pain-free and isn't close to a return, per MLB.com.
- 15-Day-ILGerman Marquez SP — Marquez (forearm) has begun a throwing program, per MLB.com.
- 15-Day-ILMatt Waldron SP — The Padres placed Waldron on the 15-day injured list Friday due to a right brachialis muscle injury.
- 15-Day-ILNick Pivetta SP — Padres manager Craig Stammen told reporters Wednesday that Pivetta was diagnosed with a right flexor strain, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
- 60-Day-ILJhony Brito RP — Brito (forearm) had his minor-league rehab statement moved from the Arizona Complex League to Double-A San Antonio on Sunday, per MLB.com.
- 60-Day-ILJoe Musgrove SP — The Padres transferred Musgrove (elbow) to the 60-day injured list on Thursday.
Pinnacle has the Dodgers at -146 with the total at 8.5. DraftKings has the same moneyline juice but moved the total down to 7, which is a notable gap between books on a game with two starters posting an ERA over 4.50. The public is hammering the over at DK (76% of bets) — read that how you want with Canning on the mound.
Tuesday night in San Diego, half a game on the line, and a Dodgers staff held together with tape facing a Padres starter who's either turning the corner or about to get yanked in the 3rd. Good baseball game.